Keyboard Shortcuts

To display keyboard shortcuts, press F12. For most keyboard shortcuts, press Ctrl to make adjustments in finer steps (typically one-tenth of the step size of the default).

If shortcut keys are already defined on your system for other uses, they may behave differently from the descriptions below.

General

Ctrl + N

New Project

Ctrl + S

Save Project

Ctrl + Shift + S

Save Project As (.svpj - SOLIDWORKS Visualize project)

Ctrl + O

Open Project

Ctrl + I

Import Models and Parts

Ctrl + W

Close

Ctrl + F4

Close

Ctrl + K

Open Options dialog box

Alt + F4

CloseSOLIDWORKS Visualize

Ctrl + Q

CloseSOLIDWORKS Visualize

Edit

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Ctrl + Y

Redo

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Redo

Ctrl + C

Copy

Ctrl + V

Paste

Backspace

Delete

Delete

Delete

Ctrl + F

When on the Appearance, Scene, or Camera tab of the Palette, pressing Ctrl + F places the cursor in the search field in the top right corner of the tab. This lets you search or filter the the assets on the tab by the text you type in the field.

Mode

F1

Help

Spacebar

Changes from Easy Mode to Normal Mode

Ctrl + 1

Objects tab

Ctrl + 2

Appearances tab

Ctrl + 3

Scenes tab

Ctrl + 5

Cameras tab

Ctrl + 0

File Libraries tab

Ctrl + P

Takes a snapshot with current settings

~

Cycles through render modes

Ctrl + L

Hides or shows timeline

Alt + Home

Previous selection mode

Alt + End

Next selection mode

Alt + Page Up

Previous manipulation mode

Alt + Page Down

Next manipulation mode

Display

F11

Displays full screen

F12

Shows Hot Keys dialog box

Tab

Cycles through editable items

Ctrl + U

Hides or shows Heads-up display

Ctrl + Shift + P

Pauses or resumes raytracing

Ctrl + M

Toggles presentation mode

Presentation

Alt + 1

Next model set

Alt + Shift+ 1

Previous model set

Alt + 2

Next configuration

Alt + Shift + 2

Previous configuration

Alt + 3

Next environment

Alt + Shift + 3

Previous environment

Alt + 4

Next plate

Alt + Shift + 4

Previous plate

Alt + 5

Next camera

Alt + Shift + 5

Previous camera

Manipulation

Right-click the center of the transform manipulator

Snaps selected object to surface

Ctrl + Shift + click

Centers selection

Ctrl + Shift + right-click

Focuses on selection

Alt + Shift + right-click

Look at (without moving camera)

F7

Look at selected objects

Selection

Ctrl + A

Selects all

Ctrl + Shift + A

Switches selection modes

Ctrl + H

Hides selection

Ctrl + Shift + U

Shows all

Ctrl + Shift + H

Shows only

Scene

Ctrl + Shift + F

Hides or shows floor reflections

Ctrl + Shift + G

Flattens floor

Ctrl + Shift + E

Hides or shows environment

Ctrl + Shift + B

Hides or shows backplate visibility

Ctrl + Alt + click

Rotates environment

Ctrl + E

Loads environment image

Ctrl + B

Loads backplate image

Ctrl + G

Hides or shows the grid (visible when raytrace is off)

Ctrl + Shift + [

Decreases environment brightness by 0.05

Ctrl + Shift + ]

Increases environment brightness by 0.05

Ctrl + Shift + ;

Decreases environment gamma by 0.05

Ctrl + Shift + '

Increases environment gamma by 0.05

Ctrl + [

Decreases environment brightness by 0.25

Ctrl + ]

Increases environment brightness by 0.25

Ctrl + ;

Decreases environment gamma by 0.25

Ctrl + '

Increases environment gamma by 0.25

F10

Accumulates

Appearance Controls

Double-click

Selects appearance and its properties

Shift + click

Copies appearance (when on Appearances tab)

Shift + right-click

Pastes appearance (when on Appearances tab)

Camera Controls

Alt + click

Rotates camera

Alt + middle mouse button click

Pans camera

Alt + right-click

Zooms camera

Alt + Scroll

Adjusts camera focal length

Ctrl + Alt + Scroll

Twists the camera

Ctrl + Alt + right-click

Changes the camera focal point

Alt + Shift + right-click

Changes the camera focal point without moving the camera

Ctrl + Shift + click

Centers the selection in the 3D viewport

Ctrl + Shift + right-click

Based on your selection mode, focuses the camera on the center of the selection.

Home

Changes the look-at point to the selected object

Alt + Shift + middle mouse button click

Sets the camera point of view

Alt + Shift + click

Mimics the movement of walking through the scene, without changing the height of the camera.

Enable the use of this keyboard shortcut by clicking Tools > Options . On the User Interface tab, select Use ALT + SHIFT for Walking Camera Navigation.

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